Seator told to shape up or ship out

 

R.G.Raj

Jan 9:
PERAK'S Liberian striker Frank Seator has been  advised to peak quickly  or face the axe.

This  is the warning   issued by team manager and Perak FA deputy president Datuk Jamal Nasir Rasdi, who as the Perak FA deputy president will take  one final last look at three more foreigners before deciding on the four imports for this season.

Seator's impressive form last season in which he scored eight goals seems to be to his credit, proving good enough for Perak's to convince team officials to agree to see his contract extended  for one more season.

  Seator, who  went home for Christmas, He has returned and  will have to work extra hard to  catch up for the lost time . If he fails to show urgency in training he may find himself on the way out. With a Ghanaian striker and a Brazilian showing interest with the silver state.

     "If he fails to  impress we will terminate his contract and look for another striker." Jamal said . Seator should take the warning message as a serious one as he is aware of what happened to some of the foreign players whose contract was terminated prematurely due to loss of form.

    Brazilians Flavio Galvao, Carlos Alberto and Robson Pereira were sent back midway of the season.

     Currently, Perak have three foreign players in training and apart from Seator, who will be playing for the Premier 1 champions for a the second year, the others are defender Luciano Goux and midfielder Ricardo Silva — both from Argentina.

     Jamal said he is on the look out for one more striker to fill  the quota of four foreign players to help campaign both in the Super League as well the inaugural AFC cup.

    An established striker from Brazil, who is 21 and currently attached to with English Premier League team Portsmouth, and Ghanaian Kim Grant currently playing in Portugal, are both the two being seriously considered." "The duo are expected to arrive in Ipoh tomorrow (today) and coach Tony Netto  is planning to field them during the friendly match against Selangor on Saturday night in Shah Alam." This is  where they will have to impress team officials to win the last foreign slot with Perak." He said.

Meanwhile, Jamal said he will also come down hard on and the local players who will have to pass  their fitness test before the match against Selangor on Saturday. night.

" "The fitness test to be supervised by FAM officials is a must for  those playing in the Super League as well in Premier 1.  Those who fail to pass the test will also have their contract terminated," said Jamal. — R.G. RAJ "They may be stars or internationals but the decision has been taken and those who fail the test will face the axe." Jamal added.